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Table 1 Comparison of women's characteristics by mode of delivery

From: Health care expenditure for hospital-based delivery care in Lao PDR

 

Mode of delivery

P value

 

Vaginal delivery

n (%)

Caesarean section

n (%)

 

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics

   

Hospital

  

0.07

   A

234 (45.5)

39 (58.2)

 

   B

280 (54.5)

28 (41.8)

 

Age (years)

  

0.23

   < 20

68 (13.2)

4 (6.0)

 

   20-34

408 (79.4)

58 (86.6)

 

   ≥ 35

38 (7.4)

5 (7.4)

 

Religion

  

1.00

   Buddhist

489 (95.1)

65 (97.0)

 

   Christian

7 (1.4)

0

 

   Animist

18 (3.5)

2 (3.0)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.56

   Laolum

487 (94.7)

65 (97.0)

 

   Other

27 (5.3)

2 (3.0)

 

Education

  

0.21

   Primary school or lower

198 (38.5)

20 (29.9)

 

   Secondary school or higher

316 (61.5)

47 (70.1)

 

Occupation

  

0.28

   Housewife

175 (34.1)

18 (26.9)

 

   Government officer

87 (16.9)

15 (23.9)

 

   Merchant

89 (17.3)

16 (22.4)

 

   Farmer

163 (31.7)

18 (26.8)

 

   Husband's occupation

  

0.08

   Government officer

181 (35.2)

33 (49.3)

 

   Merchant

35 (6.8)

3 (4.5)

 

   Farmer

298 (58.0)

31 (46.3)

 

Monthly family income (USD)

  

0.11

   Median (IQR)

97.5 (50,145)

120 (57.5,200)

 

Obstetric characteristics

   

Gravidity

  

0.04

   Primigravida

258 (50.2)

43 (64.2)

 

   Multigravida

256 (49.8)

24 (35.8)

 

Parity

  

0.11

   0

258 (50.2)

44 (65.7)

 

   1-2

206 (40.1)

20 (29.8)

 

   3-4

40 (7.8)

2 (3.0)

 

   > 4

10 (1.9)

1 (1.5)

 

Pregnancy complications

  

< 0.001

   No

466 (90.7)

51 (76.1)

 

   Yes

48 (9.3)

16 (23.9)

 

Delivery complications

  

0.01

   No

507 (98.6)

62 (92.5)

 

   Yes

7 (1.4)

5 (7.5)

 
  1. IQR: Inter-quartile range